Background*

Mr. Mark D. Cowan, B.A., J.D. is a Partner of Patton Boggs LLP. Mr. Cowan serves as an Advisor of Empire Energy Corporation International. Mr. Cowan served as President-Columbus Public Affairs at ColumbusNewport, L.L.C. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Newmyer Associates, a public affairs and strategic intelligence firm. He founded of The Jefferson Group and served as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Cowan served at Gray & Company and Hill & Knowlton Public Relations, ... counseling numerous domestic and international clients. He served as Vice Chairman of Cassidy & Associates. He has been an Independent Director of Duluth Metals Limited since January 29, 2010. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at Diligence Inc. Mr. Cowan served as a Director of Duluth Metals Limited from December 4, 2006 to March 9, 2009. He served as a Director of ColumbusNewport, LLC. In addition to two US Presidential appointments, Mr. Cowan also served as Counsel to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (ethics) of the US House of Representatives as well as the Assistant Legislative Counsel to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and attended Law school at Catholic University's Columbus School of Law.

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